Category: Podcast

Social Media is changing the landscape of how information is shared in our country and around the world. Schools are now tapping into its power with relation to teaching and learning. Join us in this episode as we visit with Dr. David Geurin and dive into how one National Blue Ribbon high school from southwest…

News about schools can generally be put into two categories: bad news and the news we share about ourselves. If we want people to know about all of the great things going on in our school, we have to tell them! And with the advent of the internet and social media, there is no excuse…

What a time it is to be an educator! Thanks to Twitter, we are able to connect with professionals from other schools and share fresh ideas, learn about what is working, and encourage each other in our journey to make a difference for our students. In fact, of the over half billion tweets posted each day,…

One of the most important and challenging activities we go through as a school is hiring a new member of our staff. This decision can have major implications on our team dynamics and impact the overall learning in our building. Though, much like teaching itself, this process is as much art as it is science, and…

As teachers and principals we are always looking for quality resources to capture the imagination of our students. Doing it in a way that doesn’t cost us a lot of time or money can be a challenge. This episode focuses on two quality ways to spice up your class and do so without having to spend…

With the ever-increasing emphasis on accountability, data collection, and high-stakes testing the focus is often drawn away from those elements of our culture that have long made schools a central source of pride and community. Leo Ganahl, principal at Halls Ferry Elementary in the Ferguson-Florissant School District located outside of St. Louis, has a passion for his school and his…

Formative assessment can sometimes get a bad rap. The more we can simplify the process as teachers and remember the real purpose behind it in the first place, the more apt we are to use it on a daily basis. Which, in turn, will allow us to reap greatest benefits from this small investment of our…

During this episode we delve into the art and science of implementing a one-to-one initiative in your school. We break down what the research says and what teachers and principals are doing to get some traction in using these new technology resources in a way that benefits student learning and builds teacher confidence. We also have a…

We know behaviors that get reinforced and rewarded are statistically more likely to occur with regularity than those that are not. With this knowledge we must ask ourselves what types of behaviors and actions are we reinforcing in our schools? Are they the types of actions we want our students to partake in each day in order to…

Each episode will look to highlight some practical and effective practices or tools that you can make your own and implement immediately. In this debut episode, we take a look at the challenges of differentiating instruction for our most advanced learners. This population of students is often overlooked as we focus our efforts on answering the first three PLC…